Aerospace Embedded Software Engineer, Safety-Critical

Platform Recruitment; West of England; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is seeking two Embedded Software Engineers for an aerospace-focused role in Bristol. You will contribute to either development or verification of embedded software, working with C across RTOS environments, and supporting certification activities.

Ideal candidates have around five years in aerospace or heavily regulated sectors, with DO-178B/C and related standards familiarity, and a background in safety-critical development.

Qualifications

• Commercial embedded software experience, ideally within aerospace.
• Strong embedded C programming skills.
• Experience working within a controlled or safety-critical development environment.
• Knowledge of the embedded software development lifecycle.
• Experience producing detailed technical and certification documentation.
• Familiarity with standards such as DO-178B/C, IEC 61508, ISO 26262 or IEC 62304
• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related subject

Responsibilities

• Developing and testing embedded software in C
• Producing software requirements, design documents and test documentation
• Verifying software against recognised aerospace and safety standards
• Supporting RTOS software across different processor architectures
• Debugging software and hardware integration issues
• Participating in code reviews, configuration management and controlled development processes
• Supporting product validation, certification and deployment

Skills

Embedded C

Safety-critical development

Aerospace experience

Education

Engineering/CS/Math degree

Job description

Platform Recruitment is seeking two Embedded Software Engineers for an aerospace-focused role in Bristol. You will contribute to either development or verification of embedded software, working with C across RTOS environments, and supporting certification activities.

Ideal candidates have around five years in aerospace or heavily regulated sectors, with DO-178B/C and related standards familiarity, and a background in safety-critical development.